Grand Promenade has broken through for a long overdue win at Sandown and is now likely to attempt to win his way into the 2021 Melbourne Cup at his next outing. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace – trained galloper took out the Ladbroke It Handicap (2400m) on Saturday and is… Read More »
A winter carnival campaign in Brisbane has been locked in for juvenile Gleneagles after he came from off the speed to take out the Clarendon Stakes at Hawkesbury. Ridden by Jason Collett, Gleneagles ($4) swooped late to claim the 1400 metre race by three-quarters of a length over Hoover Lucy… Read More »
Three days in racing can be a long time as trainer John Sadler can readily attest. When Sadler first saw the fields, published on Wednesday, for the IVE > Print Handicap (1300m) at Sandown on Saturday, he considered Altai Ranger a strong winning chance. With apprentice Carleen Hefel on board and courtesy of… Read More »
British import WYCLIF (Archipenko – Altruiske) simply outstayed them to win a gruelling 2500m Port Adelaide Cup setting himself up for more spoils in a few weeks. But, the gloss was taken off his brave effort as two horses crashed heavily to the ground with 500m to go. Pelonomena ridden… Read More »
SAVATOXL (Kuroshio – Li’l Miss Hayley) jumped on the bunny and just kept going, defying all comers and putting a big margin in them in the end when he scored in the $127,000 Gr 3 DC McKay Stakes over 1100m at Morphettville. Beautifully ridden by Barend Vorster for Team mCEvoy… Read More »
Southern NSW-based jockey Blaike McDougall made one of his rare trips to Melbourne to land his first metropolitan winner of the season aboard Qeyaady at Sandown. McDougall does a lot of riding for the Lindsay Park operation of Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes in the north-east of Victoria and over the border in… Read More »
Racing this Saturday heads to Singapore for the main afternoon International meeting. As always the big even fields make for a good quality betting card. Race One: 3 Don De La Vega Race Two: 2 Ima Race Three: 2 Sacred Gift Race Four: 1 Golden Dash Race Five: 2 Shepherd’s… Read More »
A Listed victory over subsequent Coolmore Classic winner Krone is not a bad career highlight, so it is little surprise Alison Of Tuffy is following the same pattern that led to that win. The mare relegated Krone to third in the Just Now Quality at Eagle Farm in December, eight… Read More »
There will be a sense of déjà vu for Ellsberg’s trainer and jockey when he lines up in the Hawkesbury Guineas. Five years after combining to clinch the Hawkesbury Guineas with Spill The Beans, jockey Tim Clark and trainer Gerald Ryan will attempt to repeat the feat with a son… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Ryan Balfour says victory in the TAB Classic on his home track at Morphettville would be extra special as his father trained the mare’s dam. When Ryan Balfour walked into Morphettville for the barrier draw ahead of the TAB Classic, he wanted somewhere between six and eight for… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller has confirmed two of his stable stars will miss the carnival in Queensland. Star sprinter Nature Strip and multiple Group 1 winner Kolding will both be spelled, ruling them out of the winter carnival races in Queensland. Trainer Chris Waller had been weighing up potential Brisbane targets… Read More »
Tasmanian filly Hela will attempt to extend her unbeaten record to eight when she lines up in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. Undefeated Tasmanian filly Hela will be out to equal a feat of former champion sprinter Black Caviar when she runs in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks… Read More »
An off-season sprint at Sandown may be the race for Brooklyn Heat to gain a maiden city success. As Brooklyn Hustle battles for a maiden Group 1 win at Morphettville, her younger half-sister Brooklyn Heat will chase a maiden city win at Sandown. Brooklyn Heat runs in the Ladbrokes Easy… Read More »
Ron Quinton will head into unchartered waters with luckless gelding Royal Celebration, who will be on a seven-day back-up for the first time in the Hawkesbury Gold Cup. Early punters are confident he will handle it, backing him from an opening quote of $4.60 to $2.90 favouritism by Friday. Quinton… Read More »
Trainer Jarrod Austin identified the Hawkesbury XXXX Gold Rush as a target race for his handy sprinter Inanup several months ago and he has the gelding primed for a bold first-up showing. Inanup has a strong fresh record with three wins from seven attempts and Austin has given the lightly-raced… Read More »
As you would expect, Glen Boss was perfectly relaxed and comfortable at the launch of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival … a carnival he hopes to put his stamp on over the coming weeks. Two years ago, Boss was also a feature guest at the 2019 Carnival launch in Queensland…. Read More »
Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freedman, who has 120 plus Group 1’s to his credit, was one of the special guests at the launch of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival on Thursday. The multi-Premiership winning trainer is set to become a regular on the racing scene in South East Queensland… Read More »
The Chris Waller trained Kolding once again showed just what a good horse he is when he got his head down on the line to thwart the game effort of Savatiano in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes in a mesmerising two-way finish at Randwick last Saturday. That’s eleven wins… Read More »
Improving stayer Kirwan’s Lane resumes at Hawkesbury ahead of a feature race bid. Some strong form references over the summer have John O’Shea excited about the future for up-and-coming stayer Kirwan’s Lane. The four-year-old kicks off his latest campaign in the Blakes Marine Benchmark 78 Handicap (1500m) at Hawkesbury on… Read More »
Talented sprinter Alfa Oro has been retired prematurely due to ongoing injury issues. The Matt Laurie-trained gelding won six of his first eight starts including five on end but failed to continue his good form this preparation having been disappointing in his two starts where he jumped as favourite. “With… Read More »
